Stefan Piech
MBE, CMC, CCBP
CEO & Managing Partner

Innovative and inspirational business leader with a talent for helping clients to think differently about their business challenges. His approach to business consulting is simple - listen, be transparent and empathetic to your client’s needs. Stefan founded HIVE based on his fifteen years of experience as a dynamic management consultant. He has worked for the world’s Top Tiered Consulting firms including PwC's Consulting and Deals practice and BDO's Consulting Business Line and Risk Advisory practice…

JEFF SWINOGA
CPA, CA, MBA
PRESIDENT & HIVE Partner

Jeff is a highly accomplished mining executive with over 25 years of executive and management experience in the areas of capital markets, project advancement, development and project construction. In addition to being President of Hive Advisory, Jeff sitson several TSX & NYSE public company Boards and CEO of Exploits Discovery (CSE:NFLD); Previously, he was the National Mining and Metals co Leader at EY Canada, CEO of First Mining Gold, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Torex Gold Resources Inc. (“Torex”) where, during his four-year tenure, he led the US$400 million financing of Torex’s US$800 million El Limon-Guajes gold mine on the Morelos property…

BETTY SOARES
CPA, CA, EBMA
HIVE Partner

Betty is a finance and accounting executive that brings astute business acumen as well as over 20 years’ of proven leadership in the technology, renewables and natural resource sector. She is a strategic, diligent, focused, and passionate by nature with proven leadership and strong business acumen bridging the gap between finance and strategy. A forward-thinker that excels at translating a vision into actions and taking the necessary steps to create the future. A keen ability to solution problems, drive profit and cash flow through cost reductions, convert finance into a cohesive tangible story and streamline processes. Leads and executes projects from conceptualization through implementation across multiple reporting and organizational lines. Expertise spans domestic & international markets from start-ups to multimillion-dollar organizations. Finance leadership backed by operational & technological expertise, M&A experience from due diligence to integration, transformation leadership & change management, restructuring & reorganizational leadership and onboarding of new technologies...

Juan Jose Reategui
CPA, CISA, CIA
HIVE Practice HEAD

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Juan Jose is a consummate professional with an extensive career portfolio showcasing outstanding expertise and experience in financial and operational internal audits, risk management and compliance programs. Astute and analytical problem solver, Juan Jose is also an engaging collaborator who strives to deliver audit services that enhance company performance by increasing confidence in cutting-edge systems of control, navigating ambiguity and dramatically reducing uncertainty in meeting strategic objectives. Juan Jose brings over 20 years of mining experience, including his tenure at Barrick Gold Corporation, where he spearheaded the Internal Audit function for Latin America and Asia Pacific, led the global ICFR assessment program to meet SOX and NI 52-109 requirements; and supported the development and implementation of the company’s Enterprise Risk Management under COSO and ISO 31000 frameworks…

Stephen Peters
CPA, CGA
Hive Practice Head

Financial Reporting, Accounting & CFO Outsource

Stephen is a driven and versatile Financial Professional (CPA-CGA) with a track record of delivering practical and financially astute solutions to a wide range of financial and operational issues utilizing a solid mix of strategic and hands-on problem solving styles. Stephen brings significant experience in the Canadian banking sector in both domestic and foreign based banks with prior experience in both the technology and manufacturing spaces. As CFO of a foreign bank’s operations in Canada, Stephen has extensive experience in financial matters including reporting, planning, forecasting, strategic decision making, new business entity creation, integrations and finance transformations…